malware

Android Is King – of Malware Threats!

March 8, 2013 by noemi

Mobile security company F-Secure has recently released a report on the status of mobile threats in 2012. The report covers a lot of ground, but the most striking result is that Android is the main platform being targeted by hackers. From the get go, the executive summary of the report picks out Android.

Android malware has been strengthening its position in the mobile threat scene. Every quarter, malware authors bring forth new threat families and variants to lure more victims and to update on the existing ones.

In the fourth quarter alone, 96 new families and variants of Android threats were discovered, which almost doubles the number recorded in the previous quarter. A large portion of this number was contributed by PremiumSMS—a family of malware that generates profit through shady SMS-sending practices—which unleashed 21 new variants. [Read more…] about Android Is King – of Malware Threats!

2012 a Bad Year for Windows 7, Thanks to Malware

October 10, 2012 by noemi

182 percent. Remember that number if you’re a Windows 7 user.

Microsoft themselves announced that Windows 7’s malware infection rate has increased by 182 percent this year. While they are rather specific with the figures, they are not too sure about the underlying reasons. [Read more…] about 2012 a Bad Year for Windows 7, Thanks to Malware

Internet Cleanup Campaign Launched by Google, Twitter, and Facebook

June 14, 2012 by noemi

Tired of all the malware circulating on the Internet? Who isn’t, really?

As a Windows user for the longest time (as countless other people), I have learned to deal with these things by making sure the security programs are updated regularly and not being stupid by indiscriminately clicking. Having switched to Mac several years ago, I was lulled into a sense of safety. Of course, we all know there is really no such thing.

Today, there are still a huge number of Internet users who fall into the malware trap, no matter what operating system they use. I guess the people behind the biggest names in technology are fed up as well.

Enter Google, Twitter, and Facebook, who have teamed up to help rid the Internet of malware. [Read more…] about Internet Cleanup Campaign Launched by Google, Twitter, and Facebook